Author/Authors :
dahan, meryl henri mondor hospital - department of hepato-pancreato-biliary and liver transplantation, Créteil, France , lim, chetana henri mondor hospital - department of hepato-pancreato-biliary and liver transplantation, Créteil, France , lim, chetana institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Paris, France , salloum, chady henri mondor hospital - department of hepato-pancreato-biliary and liver transplantation, Créteil, France , azoulay, daniel institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Créteil, France , azoulay, daniel henri mondor hospital - department of hepato-pancreato-biliary and liver transplantation, Créteil, France
Abstract :
Postoperative bilateral adrenal hemorrhage is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication. This diagnosis is often missed because the symptoms and laboratory results are usually nonspecific. We report a case of bilateral adrenal hemorrhage associated with acute primary adrenal insufficiency following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The knowledge of this uncommon complication following any abdominal surgery allows timey diagnosis and rapid treatment.
